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 <sup>(Also //Tlalok//)</sup>
-**Tlaloc** is a [[Teteo|God]] of [[rain Gods|rain and storms]] originally from the region of the [[central Mexican plateau]], with [[cultus]] documented to at least the [[pre-Classic]] period, and possibly dating back to the [[Olmec]] or earlier. This makes Him one of the oldest and most widespread of the [[God-complexes]] in Mesoamerica. He is closely related to the other rain and storm Deities [[Chaak]], [[Cocijo]], and [[Hunracan]]. It is hypothesizes that he was also a primary [[war]] God of [[Teotihiacan]].
+**Tlaloc** is a [[Teteo|God]] of [[rain Gods|rain and storms]] originally from the region of the [[central Mexican plateau]], with [[cultus]] documented to at least the [[mesoamerica#history|pre-classic]] period, and possibly dating back to the [[Olmec]] or earlier. This makes Him one of the oldest and most widespread of the [[God-complexes]] in Mesoamerica. He is closely related to the other rain and storm Deities [[Chaak]], [[Cocijo]], and [[Hunracan]]. It is hypothesized that he was also a primary [[war]] God of [[Teotihuacan]].[(//Beyond rain and storm: Tlaloc and his relationship with warfare, earth and territory in Teotihuacan:// https://americae.fr/dossiers/teotihuacan/beyond-rain-storm-tlaloc-relationship-warfare-earth-territory-teotihuacan/)] At any rate, many of His iterations have a strong association with the [[atlatl]] or spear-thrower.
-Tlaloc is also considered an [[earth Gods|earth and fertility God]] as well, with a special affinity for [[mountains]] and [[volcanoes]]. He is said to live on the tops of mountains with the [[Tlaloque]], His retinue and helpers. He is also said to reside in [[Tlalocan]], one of the thirteen [[heavens]] of [[Aztecs|Aztec]] cosmology and a possible afterlife for mortals.
+Tlaloc is considered an [[earth Gods|earth and fertility God]] as well, with a special affinity for [[mountains]] and [[volcanoes]]. He is said to live on the tops of mountains with the [[Tlaloque]], His retinue and helpers. He is also said to reside with His Wife [[chalchiuhtlicue|Chalchiuhtlicue]] in [[Tlalocan]], one of the [[thirteen heavens]] of [[Aztecs|Aztec]] cosmology and a possible afterlife for mortals.
 ===== Iconography =====
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 Tlaloc's iconographic representations are varied and ancient. He is mostly recognizable by His famous "goggle eyes", fangs, and mustache-shaped upper lip device. These rarely change from iteration to iteration, and when abstracted, are often all that is depicted. Older images of Him also commonly feature reptilian, bifurcated tongues. The oldest depictions also have [[jaguar]]-like features.
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 [{{ ::tlaloc-teotihuacan.png?300 |Abstracted Tlaloc on a mural at Teotihuacan.}}]
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+ [{{ ::cross-of-teotihuacan.jpg?200|The "cross of Teotihuacan", a highly abstracted Tlaloc device. Illustration by B. Schmidt, published in 1882.}}]
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 ===== Timeline =====
-  * Tlaloc as we know Him emerges from the [[rain Gods|rain]] [[God-complex]] of prehistory.
+  * Tlaloc as we know Him emerges from the [[rain Gods|rain]] [[God-complexes]] of prehistory.
-  * He is known in the Maya area as early as the 4th century.[(https://americae.fr/dossiers/teotihuacan/beyond-rain-storm-tlaloc-relationship-warfare-earth-territory-teotihuacan/)]
+  * He is known in the Maya area as early as the 4th century, and is there associated with war, obsidian, and meteors. He is possibly seen as a personification of the spear-thrower or [[atlatl]] itself, with the "goggle-eyes" representing the weapon's finger-holes.<sup>[[http://amoxtli.teochan.org/doku.php?id=tlaloc#refnotes:1:note1|1)]]</sup>
 ===== Myths =====
 ===== Community Gnosis =====
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+{{tag>review teteo}}
 ===== References =====